contentment
[kuh n-tent-muh nt]
noun
the state of being contented; satisfaction; ease of mind.
Archaic. the act of making contentedly satisfied.
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RELATED WORDS
complacency, satisfaction, fulfillment, pleasure, gratification, serenity, content, equanimity, ease, peace, gladness, repletion, contentedness
Nearby words
- contention,
- contentious,
- contentiously,
- contentive,
- contently,
- contents,
- conterminous,
- contessa,
- contest,
- contestant
Origin of contentment
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for contentment
contentment
mid-15c., from Old French contentment, from contenter (see content (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper